Indian Police Recovers 451 Bitcoins Collected in Ponzi Scheme
Police in the city of Pune have recovered 451.999 Bitcoins (Worth ~1.7 Million USD) from scammers who were running a Ponzi scheme in the country.
- Aditya Worah
- Dec 22, 2018
Police in the city of Pune have recovered 451.999 Bitcoins (Worth ~1.7 Million USD) from scammers who were running a Ponzi scheme in the country.
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